foleyer
\fɔ.lɛ.je\
The verdict
“foleyer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perdre la raison.
Corpus desk
Index FR-foleyer · foleyer · French
foleyer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foleyer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɔ.lɛ.je\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « foleyer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
foleyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɔ.lɛ.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perdre la raison.".
foleyer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is foleyer, spelled F-O-L-E-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1Perdre la raison.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how foleyer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis, par malheur, quelque mauvais esprit lui a jeté un sort et l’a fait foleyer.
Jeune homme, on y voit accourir, briller et foleyer dans les infinis de l’espoir la troupe enchantée des beaux jours.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.